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The son of Hunter S. Thompson says the author shot himself to death at his Aspen-area home.

Posted on 02/20/2005 8:14:19 PM PST by HAL9000

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ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -- The son of Hunter S. Thompson says the author shot himself to death at his Aspen-area home.


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1 posted on 02/20/2005 8:14:23 PM PST by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

WOW!


2 posted on 02/20/2005 8:15:31 PM PST by PGalt
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Whoa!

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

3 posted on 02/20/2005 8:15:42 PM PST by mhking (Do not mess with dragons, for thou art crunchy & good with ketchup...)
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To: HAL9000

Wow, you posted that 30 seconds before I did. (ADMIN MODERATOR: You might want to kill the other thread.)


4 posted on 02/20/2005 8:15:54 PM PST by JellyJam (Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
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To: HAL9000

Gonzo~


5 posted on 02/20/2005 8:16:46 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Happy President's Day! Abraham Lincoln= our greatest president)
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To: HAL9000

Wow. Gonzo Journalism is dead.


6 posted on 02/20/2005 8:16:49 PM PST by Lazamataz (Proudly Posting Without Reading the Article Since 1999!)
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To: HAL9000

Was he ill? Besides possibly mentally.


7 posted on 02/20/2005 8:16:52 PM PST by Williams
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To: HAL9000

This is terrible. I'm kind of hoping it's one of his wacked out pranks but I don't think so.


8 posted on 02/20/2005 8:17:18 PM PST by jjbrouwer (Chelsea for the Championship!)
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To: HAL9000

Was son like father?
"Hunter S. Thompson The godfather of gonzo says 9/11 caused a "nationwide nervous breakdown" -- and let the Bush crowd loot the country and savage American ..."


9 posted on 02/20/2005 8:17:23 PM PST by politicalwit (Import poverty...hire an illegal today)
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To: HAL9000

Probably finally saw 'Living and Loathing in Las Vegas'..

RIP HST.


10 posted on 02/20/2005 8:17:28 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: HAL9000

On purpose?


11 posted on 02/20/2005 8:18:15 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass
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To: HAL9000

i'm a native coloradoan and i never liked his stuff.

period.


12 posted on 02/20/2005 8:18:35 PM PST by ken21 (the terrorists didn't blow up the new york times because the times supports them. /s)
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To: HAL9000

Amazing.


13 posted on 02/20/2005 8:18:36 PM PST by BunnySlippers (When it comes to humility, I'm the greatest! - Bullwinkle J. Moose)
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To: HAL9000

The man was an enigma. A great writer. An ardent supporter of the Second Amendment. A political scholar. A demented liberal hippie.


14 posted on 02/20/2005 8:18:36 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: HAL9000
"But do not be deceived. In "Kingdom of Fear" and in a telephone interview with Salon from his compound in Aspen, Colo., Thompson did what he's always done: speak the truth about American society as he sees it, without worrying much about decorum. "Who does vote for these dishonest shitheads?" he writes, referring to the people currently occupying the White House. "They are the racists and hate mongers among us -- they are the Ku Klux Klan. I piss down the throats of these Nazis."

That's his enduring attitude in this new age of darkness: a lot more loathing than fear. "

Sayonara and good riddance....
15 posted on 02/20/2005 8:19:13 PM PST by injin ("until the fight is won......")
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To: HAL9000

My gosh what a shock.


16 posted on 02/20/2005 8:19:15 PM PST by mafree
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To: HAL9000

Now THAT'S gonzo.


17 posted on 02/20/2005 8:19:19 PM PST by Wormwood (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
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To: HAL9000
Since my grandmother told me never to speak ill of the dead..........................................................
18 posted on 02/20/2005 8:19:40 PM PST by Psycho_Bunny (“I know a great deal about the Middle East because I’ve been raising Arabian horses" Patrick Swazey)
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To: mhking

this is really wierd... I coulda sworn I heard about this a couple of months ago.


19 posted on 02/20/2005 8:19:41 PM PST by King Prout (Remember John Adam!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. A classic.


20 posted on 02/20/2005 8:19:45 PM PST by BunnySlippers (When it comes to humility, I'm the greatest! - Bullwinkle J. Moose)
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